No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get into my regular salon to save my life. A good friend recommended her regular place, crystal nails & her tech is Tin. I called got an appointment with relativ... Read More
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get into my regular salon to save my life. A good friend recommended her regular place, crystal nails & her tech is Tin. I called got an appointment with relative ease (I say relative because there it was the softest non English as a first language speaking person ever to answer a phone talking to me.)I arrived 5 minutes before my appointment. (I'd requested a mm appointment for a mani/pedi with Tin) I'm going to assume he doesn't do feet, because some chick did my pedicure. She was nice enough. A little pushy when it came to patiently waiting for me to pick a color. (There's sarcasm there, she asked what color I was looking for & I said a pretty bright pink, she tried to guess what I meant by that by asking me about several god awful colors. Overall I selected a white. It's safe. For me, anyway)I went to the very last chair, always my preference so that was delightful. The chair was comfy, the massage control easy to manage, the arms of the chair... Low. Like you'd have to be part gorilla to have arms where you elbow is that low. It was weird. As will the any pedicure I get, I asked for them to be cut short. Very short. She understood & complied. BONUS. The pedicure was simple, basic if you will. A nice added free bonus a light scrub that she briefly massaged up my calf. No hot stones, those belong to the big deluxe mortgage your house pedicure. With in 15 minutes I was being told to go sit down at Tin's station, I only knew where that was because I hovered awkwardly just long enough to be told where that was, which was where Tin was sitting, earbuds in & tablet out, which is where this previously unknown person to me was sitting when I walked in which is what leads me to believe he doesn't do feet. I sat at tin's station told him I was referred by a regular, he seemed disinterested, though from my position it was just a heads up someone likes your work more than anything else. The manicure was as the pedicure was, basic. No muss, no fuss. Turns out. I like a little fuss. I like to not sit with my neck craned to watch family feud instead a little conversation would have been nice but I'm a new mom, I've been up since 3:36a, you don't want to talk to me? Fine. Family feud it is. Tin does painfully thin coats of nail polish, if you're looking for complete opacity, three coats minimum. The UV dryers for Gel manicures is in the table which I found convenient & comfortable. The arms of the chair like the pedicure chairs were low. Overall in & out in 48 minutes. So while this won't be becoming my regular spot, in a pinch, it'll do the trick. Read Less